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Shelly C. Lowe, chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, will give a public lecture and Q&A on Friday, March 3, in South College Room E470 at 12:30 p.m. The event, which is open to the public, is sponsored by the College of Humanities & Fine Arts. Registration in advance is required.Following the lecture, Director of Public Interest Technology Francine Berman will moderate a roundtable conversation with HFA faculty on "The Current and Future State of Humanities Research" at 1:30 p.m., also in South College Room W245. Panelists include:Anne Kerth, assistant professor, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American StudiesNed Markosian, professor, Department of PhilosophySarah Patterson, assistant professor, Department of EnglishJoseph Pater, professor and chair, Department of LinguisticsEmiliano Ricciardi, associate professor, Department of Music and DanceMalcolm Sen, associate professor, Department of EnglishAnthony Tuck, professor and chair, Department of…

On Tuesday, February 28, the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing is presenting a talk by Dr. Miriam Bender, Associate Professor at the University of California Irvine’s Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing. Envelope

Google.org Invites Applications for Efforts to Accelerate Progress on UN SDGs using AI.  Google.org Invites Applications for Efforts to Accelerate Progress on UN SDGs using AI.  Building off previous support of AI for Social Good, Google.org has launched a call to find organizations around the world that are using artificial intelligence to create new, innovative solutions to existing problems and to accelerate progress on Sustainable Development Goals. The deadline is March 17 and submissions up ~$2M will be accepted. A total of ~$25M in grants will be awarded. Applications must meet the following criteria: Impact: How does the application of AI accelerate progress towards the Global Goals, break through barriers, or reduce inefficiencies? Is the application grounded in research and data? Is there a clear plan to deploy an AI model, and what are the expected outcomes?…

Join the Responsible Technology Coalition on February 27 at 5:30 pm for "A Conversation with Moira Weigel & Ben Tarnoff", cofounders of Logic Magazine & coeditors of Voices from the Valley: Tech Workers Talk About What They Do-And How They Do It. Envelope

The Voyager Scholarship was created by the Obamas and Brian Chesky, Airbnb Co-founder and CEO, to help shape such leaders. It gives college students financial aid to alleviate the burden of college debt, meaningful travel experiences to expand their horizons, and a network of mentors and leaders to support them.At this time, the Obama Foundation is searching for 100 undergraduate students who will become the next cohort of recipients of the Voyager Scholarship for Public Service, which includes:Up to $50,000 in financial aid for their junior and senior years of collegeA $10,000 stipend and Airbnb credit to pursue a summer work-travel experience between their junior and senior year of collegeInvitation to a Fall Summit Invitations to various Speaker Series and membership within Obama Foundation’s global community10-year travel stipend after graduation (a $2,000 Airbnb travel credit every…

Congratulations to the following College of Education faculty for receiving a a 2023 Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) Classics Award for their book titled Critical Media Literacy and Civic Learning (EdTech Books, 2021): Bob Maloy, senior lecturer II Torrey Trust, associate professor of teacher education and curriculum studies Allison Butler, senior lecturer (Communications) EDUC doctoral student Chenyang Xu The MERLOT Awards program recognizes and promotes outstanding online resources designed to enhance teaching and learning and to honor the authors and developers of these resources for their contributions to the academic community. This ebook provides over 50 interactive multimodal explorations about media literacy and civic engagement through learning about key topics in United States Government and civic life. The core target is middle schools. Envelope